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$100,000 U.S. Gold Certificate

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Topic: Art of Gasparro

Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch and Photocopy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.087
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.087

Graphite Drawing of Proposed Design for the Elder Susan B. Anthony Dollar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1979

In this rendition of the dollar, Susan B. Anthony faces left. She has a ridge on her nose and a softened jaw line that shows a realistic aging woman. In the final design, Anthony faced right and was given a younger look by smoothing out her nose and jaw line.
Description (Brief)
In this rendition of the dollar, Susan B. Anthony faces left. She has a ridge on her nose and a softened jaw line that shows a realistic aging woman. In the final design, Anthony faced right and was given a younger look by smoothing out her nose and jaw line. To help distinguish the new dollar from a quarter the round coin was given eleven sides.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1979
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.113
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.113

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy of Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.075
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.075

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy of Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.071
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.071

Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch and Photocopy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.089
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.089

Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Gasparro used both side of this sheet of paper to make gesture drawings—drawings done quickly to capture the motion of life. Here we have a bust of a Phrygian—capped Lady Liberty on one side of the paper and a full figure on the other.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Gasparro used both side of this sheet of paper to make gesture drawings—drawings done quickly to capture the motion of life. Here we have a bust of a Phrygian—capped Lady Liberty on one side of the paper and a full figure on the other.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.092
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.092

Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.047
catalog number
2009.0005.047
accession number
2009.0005

Future Uncertain for Three Coins Article in Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, September 19,1926

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1976-09-19
writer
Midura, Edmund
original artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.031
catalog number
2009.0005.031
accession number
2009.0005

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy and Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.055
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.055

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy and Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.053
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.053

Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch and Photocopy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Gasparro used the photocopy as an intermediary step from sketch to completed drawing. By painting with correction fluid (white out) he took away unnecessary marks and lines and made a more comprehensive drawing.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Gasparro used the photocopy as an intermediary step from sketch to completed drawing. By painting with correction fluid (white out) he took away unnecessary marks and lines and made a more comprehensive drawing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.099
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.099

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy of Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.076
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.076

Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1955-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.050
catalog number
2009.0005.050
accession number
2009.0005

Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch and Photocopy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.086
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.086

Spirit of Liberty Medal Article in Special Coin Letter No. 1088. Publication, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1990
designer
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.108
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.108

Eagle Eisenhower Dollar Plaster Photograph, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1970

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1970
ID Number
2009.0005.063
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.063

Lincoln Memorial One Cent Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1958

With a few quick pencil marks, Frank Gasparro's idea is transformed from a thought to a visual representation for the obverse of the Lincoln Memorial cent.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
With a few quick pencil marks, Frank Gasparro's idea is transformed from a thought to a visual representation for the obverse of the Lincoln Memorial cent.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1958
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.011
catalog number
2009.0005.011
accession number
2009.0005

Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Each drawing makes a change. In this variation of the proposed reverse image for a United States dollar coin, an eagle perched on a rock with its wings spread, holding an olive branch in its beak.
Description (Brief)
Each drawing makes a change. In this variation of the proposed reverse image for a United States dollar coin, an eagle perched on a rock with its wings spread, holding an olive branch in its beak. The eagle appears to burst through the rays of the sun in the background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.059
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.059

Birthplace of Lincoln One Cent Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1959

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1958
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.015
catalog number
2009.0005.015
accession number
2009.0005

CoinWorld Newspaper Volume 19 Issue 946 Page 1, Ohio, United States, May 31, 1978

This front page of Coin Worldstill has the mailing label that addressed the subscription to Frank Gasparro's home. Gasparro preferred his Flowing Hair Liberty design to the Susan B Anthony, but both were Gasparro's designs.
Description (Brief)
This front page of Coin Worldstill has the mailing label that addressed the subscription to Frank Gasparro's home. Gasparro preferred his Flowing Hair Liberty design to the Susan B Anthony, but both were Gasparro's designs. When this article asked readers to vote, "Liberty or Susan B. ? Which do you prefer," Coin World readers voted for the beautiful coin with the allegorical imagery of Lady Liberty. Befitting the 1970s focus on women's liberation, congress chose an image of Susan B. Anthony, an actual figure from American history. The Susan B. Anthony coin was the first American woman on an American coin.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1978-05-31
original artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.032
catalog number
2009.0005.032
accession number
2009.0005

Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.052
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.052

Ear of Corn One Cent Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1959

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1959
ca 1958
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.016
catalog number
2009.0005.016
accession number
2009.0005

Eagle One Dollar Coin Photocopy of Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.070
accession number
2009.0005
catalog number
2009.0005.070

Eagle One Dollar Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1965-1990

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1965-1990
artist
Gasparro, Frank
ID Number
2009.0005.038
catalog number
2009.0005.038
accession number
2009.0005

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